In other words, giving free military training to nonmembers of the party?
That doesn't sound like the wisest decision for a dictator to make.
Yeah, mobilizing the militia can be pretty dicey for a dictatorship. Sometimes those civilians get weird ideas about individual liberty when they are toting their rifle and a basic load of ammo.
What do you want to bet that they never issued the AK's?
And another random thought: Who is harvesting the sugar cane crop?